Firefighters are still battling a huge blaze at a landfill site in Delhi, India, a day after it started.

Fire department officials said they got a call at around 5:47pm on Tuesday 26 April and immediately rushed 10 fire engines to the Bhalswa landfill site in the north of the Indian city.

After 15 hours, firefighters have still yet to fully douse the fire, with thick smoke still coming out of the burning mountain of rubbish, as seen in video shot on Wednesday.

More than 10 fire engines are still working to extinguish the fire, officials said.

Delhi's environment minister has asked the Delhi pollution control board to give him a detailed report on the fire.

With the weather getting hotter, the frequency of such fires has increased.

In this year alone there have been several other fires on another landfill site in Ghazipur, Delhi, most recently on 28 March, which was doused only after 50 hours of effort.

In yet another incident of fire at Delhi landfills . Massive fire broke out a Bhalswa Landfill site in North Delhi , according to fire department officials they got a call of fire around 5:47 pm in evening on 26th April , we immediately rushed 10 fire tenders at spot . With the temperature rising the frequency of fires has also increased. After 15 hours of fire , it's yet to fully douse the fire , thick smokes are still coming out . More than 10 fire tenders are still at spot working to douse the fire , official said . Delhi's enviornment minister had asked the Delhi pollution control board to provide him detailed report on the fire . In this year only there was several major fire on other landill site in , Gazipur , most recently on 28th March which was doused after 50 hours of efforts